CaptainJakob Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 Hello! Wondered if there will be a paint-kit provided at some point? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airfighter Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 Yes, @Goran_Mis working on it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny_Module Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 Hi all, I was trying out a new livery, but hit a snag with exporting to DDS format - all the options I tried either completely weird, didn't load at all, or crashed the sim! Could you let us know what settings you use? I was exporting using GIMP 2.10 if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airfighter Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 48 minutes ago, Erny_Module said: Hi all, I was trying out a new livery, but hit a snag with exporting to DDS format - all the options I tried either completely weird, didn't load at all, or crashed the sim! Could you let us know what settings you use? I was exporting using GIMP 2.10 if that helps. Just make sure that the image is flatten before exporting, otherwise will export only the top layer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny_Module Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 Perfect - thank you! I don't know GIMP at all so there's a lot of very unfamiliar stuff, and I don't know the DDS format either - what could possibly go wrong! Currently tootling along through the Atlas Mountains, Morocco... lovely day for it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny_Module Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 Landed at at Marrakesh, parked up and did a "Reload Current Aircraft and Art" and Bingo! It worked - many thanks! I actually just replaced the "D-Day Doll" nose art with a higher res version, just as a test to see if it'd work. Onwards to a new livery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny_Module Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 (edited) Been generating the UV maps for the various texture files, and trying the process out with a new livery - couple of very early WiP pics attached. It's an RAF aircraft, 267 "Pegasus" Squadron, FD857. The tricky part will be getting the camo pattern to line up across the joints, so lots of trial and error work! Main thing is I got it to work, with the .ini file and everything and the dds export works too! I Initially wanted to try out a livery for Alaska Airlines but ran into some difficulties.... :-) Edited September 27, 2023 by Erny_Module 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CXA0001 Posted October 2, 2023 Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 9/11/2023 at 4:10 AM, airfighter said: Yes, @Goran_Mis working on it. Any updates on a paint kit for this aircraft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airfighter Posted October 2, 2023 Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 34 minutes ago, CXA0001 said: Any updates on a paint kit for this aircraft? I have created an "unofficial" one, with UV maps and AO layers. See if helps, until the official is ready.https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cptz1ejcq2w8m8fbpo7w9/DC3_Paintkit.zip?rlkey=xof406hz2ax2amx066f1h0niz&dl=1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CXA0001 Posted October 4, 2023 Report Share Posted October 4, 2023 On 10/2/2023 at 11:30 AM, airfighter said: I have created an "unofficial" one, with UV maps and AO layers. See if helps, until the official is ready.https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cptz1ejcq2w8m8fbpo7w9/DC3_Paintkit.zip?rlkey=xof406hz2ax2amx066f1h0niz&dl=1 This is a huge help. Thanks for doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny_Module Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 Quick update - the camo version pattern is proving to be quite a challenge! So I tried another one, a bit simpler - this is G-AMPY, somewhere over southern England. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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